Sea eagle or protection
Larina is a rare name with multiple potential etymological paths. In Latin, it is associated with the 'larus', a genus of seabirds like the gull or sea eagle. It is also frequently considered a Russian diminutive or elaboration of Larissa, which stems from the Greek word for 'citadel' or 'protection'.
Less common today
Larina isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,407 in 1992.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).
A character in the opera Eugene Onegin Β· Eugene Onegin